This is inconsistent with /clear, which allows clearing your own inventory without having to specify the targets.
/clear
But it's also harder to accidentally wipe all entities from the entire world. So this might be "working as intented".
So now "/kill" without specify targets the target selector defaults to @s
Reporter: [Mod] redstonehelper
Assignee: Nathan Adams
Created: 2017-12-17T00:51:16Z
Updated: 2025-04-14T18:41:21Z
Resolved: 2018-01-02T12:24:57Z
ADO:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
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Labels: /kill
Affects Versions: Minecraft 17w50a
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Retrieved 2025-06-09T15:53:11Z
But it's also harder to accidentally wipe all entities from the entire world. So this might be "working as intented".